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In Reply to: RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? posted by jaydacus on September 10, 2016 at 07:42:35
I look at the endless variety of new ways to play music and think: "I sure as Hell do not need that crap"..
After reading about plenty of horror stories of lost music, failure to transfer music already paid for.. etc. I see no reason whatsoever to buy into the pseudo-biss of streaming or whatever.
I own several CD players, and they all sill work fine. Plus thousands of LPs and three TTs And if I had a thou to spend, I sure would rather blow it on a ne cartridge than some new music delivery system
I'll keep the fixed media. And ignore the endlessly changing world of music by computer.
Luddite? Hell yes.
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I'm a fellow Luddite and proud of it, but I gotta tell you, streaming Spotify from the 'Net is a beautiful thing. It has enhanced my Luddite ways by allowing me to listen to music on Spotify and then decide if I like it enough to buy on CD/LP. It's also great for discovering new music, both by artists I never heard as well finding out about albums released by artists I like that I didn't know about. Plus if the wife wants to hear something I can play it for her. It's like I have a lot more music available for our enjoyment.Then there's the ability to just let it play when we entertain or I'm watching football. It's a great way to improve the whole audio and musical experience.
Best regards, Ralph
Edits: 09/13/16
Paying for the extreme quality? It used to be 320K Ogg Vorbis. Pretty good for compressed audio but not as good as CDs.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
Actually, my stepson gifted me a subscription to Spotify Premium. He got a family plan that allowed him to give me one account. Supposedly the best sound quality they have.
You're right. It's definitely not as good as a CD, but it is acceptable for casual listening. It's better than I expected, I can actually enjoy the tunes. As you might expect, the better the recording, the better the sound.
Best regards, Ralph
I totally agree ! --- With Spotify and my Other Streaming services, I never even listen to my 5,000+ Albums anymore. Heck, they are already on Spotify anyway, so why bother?
All my Music comes from the cloud these days. And I've got a lot of extra money for wine. :-)
Cut-Throat
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